by Samantha | Dec 7, 2016 | Spotlights
During the holidays, people are often more inclined to reflect on the aspects of their lives that they are thankful for. In my work life, I am thankful for a lot of things, and our wonderful volunteers are toward the top of that list. Chris Golightly is a long time...
by SOW_Admin | Nov 22, 2016 | Spotlights
Family – noun fam·i·ly \ˈfam-lē, ˈfa-mə-\ a group of people who are related to each other Family is an important part of every person’s life. Our family members are the ones who are there for us no matter what. While all of us have family members who are...
by SOW_Admin | Nov 10, 2016 | Spotlights
At School on Wheels, our goal is to improve the educational outcomes of students experiencing homelessness. That’s why this school year we’ve changed up our staffing model to allow our staff members to delve even further into the education needs of the 400+ students...
by Samantha | Oct 12, 2016 | Spotlights
A few words come to mind when thinking of our amazing volunteers… dependable, caring, committed, inspiring. These words and more describe our featured volunteer, Chris Ross. Chris has been a volunteer with School on Wheels for over 5 years. Within that time, he has...
by Claire Brosman | Sep 8, 2016 | Spotlights
What is your hope for the kids we serve? It’s a simple question and it inspires us each day. Each School on Wheels staff member and board member brings different hopes to the organization and helps us stretch our vision so that what we do day in and day out has...
by SOW_Admin | Aug 25, 2016 | Spotlights
Getting the kids we serve ready to go back to school takes a whole community! For the upcoming school year we have already provided over 100 backpacks full of school supplies and complete sets of uniforms (two shirts, two pairs of pants and a belt) to students in our...